spine911

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Im getting annoyed at the little stone chips defacing my front bumper.
I am considering a front clear bra applied.

Any reputable shops recommended around LA/OC area? Clear Bra brand??


What is the recommended curing/drying time after a front bumper paint job before having a Clear Bra installed??

Thanks.

whlkev

check out our board sponsor Aerotect, pretty much everyone in socal go to them for clear bra.

i got mine done the day after I picked up the car, so i think u'll be fine with your paint, but usually 2 weeks to 1 month for fresh paint I believe.

http://www.aerotect.net/

they are the best! most of us use venture film

rominl

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yeah aerotect all the way. they have been doing all my cars, worth it

spine911

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Aerotect is the way im going....

EXTREMELY good (special) pricing for CL members....


Thanks whlkev, and (Henry)Rominl!

*just mention Rominl's name...out goes the red carpet

rominl

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lol, glad everything works out for you!

yeah maybe i need to ask them for special discount they do really good work and always stand behind their work, always a pleasure doing business with them

spine911

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I'll have them work on the 3GS first, then the 997.

Excellent deal... i don't have to worry about quality of craftsmanship given the caliber of people who is vouching for their work

Very professional over the over phone (i forgot her name though).

My sincerest gratitude to whlkev and Henry/Rominl!!

**Rominl- the Yoda of hook-ups...LOL

rominl

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you welcome, do post back when both cars are done (drooling over the 997)

very likely you talked to jason today. francisco is the owner and usually both of them work together on your car. always have fun watching them work

FisforFast

I'm not a big fan of clear bra because it's so expensive. What you're getting for essentially close to $500 is a piece of thick saran wrap that will dry out and become opaque and/or yellow over time. I'd rather save the money and have the hood and fenders resprayed five years down the road rather than have to respray them anyways because the color underneath the wrap doesn't match.

Just my .02 cents.

slk_dds

When my toy was in a hit&run accident, my dealer repainted the bumper and installed the clear bra the vary next day. It has been almost 3 years, they still looked new!!!

FYI, personally I would order a kit from eBay and install them myself, only takes less than 3 hours by myself...and cost less than $60.

Neo

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Wow. It is a good thing you have not had to take the film off. There is a good chance the paint will come off with the film.

I8ABMR

clear bra is a no brainer. I didn't do it on my G35 and the hood looked like a starry night. I even had stone chips not the roof in front of the sunroof glass. AZ is insane with the rock chips.

rominl

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that's the exact problem. if you have to take off the film the paint can easily come off with it. and also problem during install is if they have to pull out the film and reposition, might peel the paint too

Stormforge

i disagree. see link: http://www.tintcentre.ca/vancouver/paint_protection.php

exerpt from above link:

btw, if you can afford a CCX, $500 is a drop in the bucket!

Stormforge

yup, that's why they recommend 4 weeks for the paint to cure before adding clear bra.

slk_dds

I will take back my last message about being on it for almost 3 years, just remembered that clear bra was turning yellow, so Lexus replaced them under warranty.

As far as I can tell, no paint got peel off!!!